Compact holder and brush



Jan. 3, 1950 A, KQRODY 2,493,074

COMPACT HOLDER AND BRUSH Filed Nov. 8, 1948 VAIIMAVAVAMN filn/ye IN1/EN TOR. /zfA/A/wf APO@ Y.

Patented Jan. 3, r1950 UNITED STAT ES PATENT OFFICE COMPACT :HOLDER AND BRflllSlEI Y .Alexander 'Korody, N eWYork, `N.`Y.

Application November 8, 1948, Serial No. 58,874

7 Claims.

This .invention relates to a combined .compact holder and brush. It is wel1 known-'that when a compact is .carried uncovered in a .lad-ys :handgbag, the metal finish of y.thecompact is apt ,to .become scratched, .dingy .and unattractive in appearance.; whereas, if .suitably covered by .means of acompact holder, made, for example, .of -fabric or leather, 7 the compact Acase can be ,kept looking bright andas good as new.

I have found fthat there ,is added utility in a compact holder if along lone .edge .of it there 2a row of tufted bristles. This enables the eiser to dust olf her dress-front after using the compact and returning it toits holder.

.It .is `among the 4objects of my invention, 19 t0 provide .a :novel holder for acompact, or the like; (2) to provide lan .improved structure in a .compact holder and brush thatjinsures against the possibility of disfmemberment; (.3) to provide a new and :useful article of manufacture which .is attractive in appearance, `durable and convenient to handle; (4) to provide a new .and improved structure which results from carrying :out 1a pre"- ferred process of assembling and fabricating :the parts of a compact holder and brush, suoli .that the Yfinished article will possess -a more attractive appearance .and will be more durable .than articles of that class heretofore known.

.Experiment has proven that there is a wide difference between the end results of fabricating a compact holder and brush in accordance with one .series of process steps on the one hand, .and in .accordance `with another series of .steps which was found to be superior, though not obvious until tried. This superior series of steps has led to the improvements which are comprised in applicant/s invention. Y

Briefly stated, the stepsof my preferred process consist .of cutting out arrectangular piece of flexible sheet material, such as 'woven fabric, leather, or ,synthetic composition, attaching adhesively to the sheet .a block which is to serve as a base for tufted bristles, so v`as to form a brush, the block Ybeing sealed to a median zone transversely to the `longer axis of the `rectangular sheet; next, folding together the two halves of the sheet with the block exterior to the folds; then stitching the side edges of the sheet so as to join one half to the other; then turning the envelope so formed inside out; then drilling through said sheet and into the block Within the pocket, thereby .to form tuft sockets in the block; and nally inserting bristle tufts into said sockets together with a binder, thereby to fabricatea brush for which the envelope serves asa-handle.

The above :process may be varied Iin :cer-tain minor respects without departing from .the spirit of 'the invention. v-lior example, .if the :flexible sheet Imaterial ris to be laminated, .to provide a felt-like interior l.and an exterior of .suede for the finished compact holder, athen :itmaybadesrable to first cement together the laminations of sheet material ,whichzare thus differentlycharacterized, using preferablya .cement which .is permanently elastic. Theotherrstepsof the process .may then follow .as Agiven above.

Alternatively, :if the sheet material were to be chosenas one ofthe known flexible plastics, then stitching .with kthread :may -be .dispensed with .and the pocket .structure would .be for-med by sealing together the vside edges .of `the :two halves 4of rthe sheet according to a wellaknownseaming process which welds .the edges by passing them `between ythe electrodes n:of 'a .capacitor .the vdielectric of Vwhich is heated by an alternating `.current Yof thigh lfrecluericy.

`As another alternative, the block may be formed with the tuft sockets in situ. ,-In this case the :flexible sheet would need `to be perfor-ated with holes ythat would register with the sockets in the .block when .these two .elements 4are -assembled.

It is not essential that the seeming of the side edgesof .the sheet materialbe .subsequent to the assembly of the ysheet `with the block. In fact these operation-s .may be performed in the reverse order, provided suitable jig means beemplo-yed to hold the block against the transverse Zone of the sheet .which is to .become the bottom .of the pocket. A suitable adhesive would, of course, be applied to the .surfaces which are to be .sealed together before placing these parts inthe jig.

.My improved article of manufacture when processed according 4to the above given teachings has ahum-ber of desirable features, such as more attractive appearance and 4more durability, compared with an article of similar class Vwhich I made previously, but now consider to be an abandoned experiment. In the previous article one of of the 'longer edges of the sheet material was formed varound the two ends and two opposing ksides lof the block, the two shorter edges of the sheet having been rst sewed together. "I'hat construction left one side of the block exposedcn the exteriorof the iinished product, `this being the side that was socketed for 'insertionof the bristle tufts. 'Not-only was theappearance of the article unattractive, but .it was very dliicult to make a completely dependable seal between lifhefsheet material and the block so as .to Vavoid the possibility 3. that the block would be pushed out of the bottom of the pocket after repeated insertions of the compact into said pocket, or covering holder. With this explanation the advantages of my improved construction will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

I will now describe my invention in more detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 shows in perspective the finished compact holder and brush;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of flexible sheet material used in the manufacture of the compact holder;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a substantially rectangular flexible sheet having a block fastened to a median zone transversely to the longer axis of the sheet;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the holder as it appears after stitching and after attaching the block, but before turning the pocket inside out;

Fig. 5 is a cross section of the holder on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of the holder after inverting and after making holes in the bottom edge of the pocket and in the block so as to form sockets for the bristle tufts, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary View similar to Fig. 6, but showing the finished brush at the up-turned bottom edge of the compact holder.

Referring to Fig. 1, the finished article is shown having a pocket structure of flexible material I, and bristle tufts 2 protruding from the bottom edge of the pocket. The bristles are embedded in a block 3, tuft sockets being formed therein,

so that the tufts can be held in place by means of a suitable binder, as explained in the foregoing description of my preferred process. A flat rectangular-shaped compact case 4 is outlined lmostly by broken lines, merely to indicate how the compact holder serves to shield and protect the compact against being scratched, abraded, or otherwise subjected to surface injury. One of the side seams is shown at 5.

The exible sheet material of which the body of the compact holder is composed is shown in Fig. 2. The edge stitching 6 is desirable for giving the holder a finished appearance, and is quite essential when the holder material consists of two laminations, such as felt for the inside and velours or suede for the outside. The outside 8 appears at the up-turned corner of the sheet as shown in Fig. 2.

Four shot slits 9 are cut in the sheet material before assembly with the block 3 in order that a pair of tabs may be formed suitably for sealing to the ends of the block.

In Fig. 3 the block 3 is shown attached to the sheet material I by means of an adhesive II, the tabs I being folded and aixed to the ends of the block. A portion of the block is cut away, not actually but only in the view, in order to show Where the adhesive is applied to the sheet material.

The fragmentary view of Fig. 4 is one which indicates the stitching together of the sides before turning inside out. The seams are supplementary to the edge binding 6, according to my preferred process, although, conceivably, both of these stitching operations may be combined in one. The sectional view of Fig. 5, along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4 shows the block 3 attached to the sheet I, the latter being folded back for purposes of forming the seam 5.

After finishing the seaming operation the pocket is turned inside out and holes are drilled, punched or otherwise formed in the material I and also in the block 3 so as to provide tuft sockets I2, as shown in Fig. 6. The tufts 2 are then inserted into the sockets with a suitable binder, this process being in accordance with a well established procedure familiar to brush manufacturers.

Experience has shown that in certain cases the process steps as above described may be advantageously modified to some extent. Thus, when certain fabrics are used for the lining, or for the exterior lamination, drilling of the block 3 through the fabric I should be avoided because fibres are apt to get caught in the grooves of the drill. Under these conditions it is best to form the tuft sockets in the block 3 in advance of the assembly with the fabric, and to use a punchand-die tool for making the row of holes I2 all at one stroke, so as to enable the holes in the fabric to be placed in registry with those previously formed in the block 3.

It is important to observe that the folding of the material I about three sides and the two ends of the block 3, so as to completely cover the block when the article is finished, is of the essence of the invention. The process steps, as above set forth and as claimed, have been found to contribute advantageously toward the manufacture of a highly attractive article, and one that possesses durability as well as eye-appeal.

I claim:

1. A compact holder of exible sheet material for a compact, or the like, in combination with a brush the tufts of which extend through holes on or adjacent a line that substantially bisects the area of said sheet material, a socketed block in the sockets of which said tufts are imbedded, said sheet material being wrapped around three sides of said block and having the tuft holes in registry with the sockets of said block.

2. The combination according to claim 1 and further characterized in that said block has its end faces covered by tab portions of said sheet material.

3. An article of manufacture, a compact cover of f'iexible sheet material folded about a tuftanchoring block and having the side edges of one half of said sheet bound to those of the other half, thereby to form an envelope for the compact, said block being at the bottom of the envelope and the top edges of the envelope being separable for inserting and removing the compact, and a plurality of bristle tufts embedded in sockets in said block and having their free ends extending through holes in said sheet material, thereby to constitute a brush for which the envelope constitutes the handle.

4. A compact holder having as its principal elements a sheet of flexible material, a socketed block adhesively secured to said sheet transversely of the sheets longer axis and in a zone which substantially bisects the sheets longer dimension, a plurality of brush bristle tufts extending through holes in said sheet and adhesively imbedded in the sockets of said block, and sewing threads whereby, upon folding together the two halves of said sheet away from said block, said halves are stitched together along the side edges thereof, the nished holder being turned inside out after stitching so as to envelop said block and to dispose the free ends of said bristle tufts exterior to said holder.

5. A compact holder according to claim 4 and including tabs which form integral parts of said 5 sheet and are adhesively secured to the end faces of said block.

6. In combination, a brush and a one-piece envelope of flexible fabric, the developed shape of which is substantially rectangular, said brush having its bristle tufts extending through holes in said fabric which are aligned transverse to the major axis of the fabric, the center-line of the holes being also a line that bisects the area of the fabric, said brush having a block-shaped bristle-tuft holder which is adhesively secured to said fabric along said bisecting line, and said holder having five of its six faces covered by said fabric so as to be contained within the envelope.

7. The combination according to claim 6 wherein leather is substituted for said flexible fabric.

ALEXANDER KORODY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this lpatent:

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